CBS, which has traditionally rolled out just about all of its fall series during premiere week, is mixing things up some this year by stretching out its launches over a six-week period.

“The addition of ‘Thursday Night Football’ provides the flexibility to strategically roll out our fall season in multiple waves, maximizing promotional platforms and scheduling opportunities to give our new and returning series the best possible launch,” Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment, said in a statement.

The fall schedule rollout, announced Tuesday, will see the Eye net using the season finales of summer dramas “Under the Dome” and “Extant” during premiere week. The initial week of the television season (Sept. 22-28) will also include an hourlong premiere (two back-to-back original episodes) of “The Big Bang Theory” on a Monday.

The net’s fall gets underway on Sept. 11 with the premiere of “NFL Thursday Night Football,” and its first entertainment series to launch are Sunday’s newcomer “Madam Secretary” and veteran “The Good Wife.” These will bow on Sept. 21, the night before the start of the television season, meaning they likely won’t be facing the premieres of ABC’s dramas during the same hours. CBS airs what figures to be a very highly rated football game late in the afternoon on Sept. 21 — a Super Bowl rematch between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos — and that should help funnel more viewers than usual into the night.

“The Big Bang Theory,” which as expected will start its season on a Monday because of “Thursday Night Football,” will air an hour of originals on Sept. 22, which will be followed by the series premiere of drama “Scorpion.” This makes sense because “Scorpion,” despite being a crime drama, shares some of the nerd sensibilities of the smash sitcom.

The second-season finale of “Under the Dome” follows at 10, where its competition will include the season opener of NBC’s “The Blacklist.” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” which will be airing Mondays at 10 this fall after five seasons on Tuesdays, bows on its new night Sept. 29.

“Mom,” which will be following “The Big Bang Theory” on Mondays at the start of the season, will premiere on Sept. 29. “2 Broke Girls” will become the Monday leadoff hitter on Oct. 27.

“Survivor,” which typically opens its season a week earlier than most of the net’s entertainment series, will instead launch during premiere week (Sept. 24), followed by the two-hour season finale of Halle Berry drama “Extant.” Dramas “Criminal Minds” and the new “Stalker” premiere on Oct. 1, the second Wednesday of the TV season.

“CSI” joins the CBS Sunday lineup on Sept. 28, following the second episodes of “Madam Secretary” and “The Good Wife.” The network does not have the late-afternoon NFL national game this week, so the 10 p.m. “CSI” will be able to start on time in nearly all of the country.

Following the conclusion of CBS’ portion of “Thursday Night Football,” the net’s Thursday lineup — anchored by “The Big Bang Theory” and including new comedy “The McCarthys” at 9:30 p.m. — will launch on Oct. 30.

Sorry CBS,but after you people cancelled “THE CRAZY ONES”,your network will be the least watched
this Fall! so i’ll enjoy watching classic TV from my private collection,long before i give your network the time of day!

I’m going to go ahead and mark my calendar to find something else to watch on Tuesday nights. Person of Interest is definitely OUT. That hour of blasphemy has morphed into an embarrassment.
What kind of drama loses a third of its viewers in the 18-49 demgraphic in one season and is considered worthy? Well……that’s Hollywood for you. and delusional CBS.

So where is “The Mentalist”? Thought it was given a last minute renewal. And why even assign starting times for the Sunday night line-up? With football and then golf over runs none of the regular programming ever starts on time in the east and central time zones.

CBS and their stupid Thursday Night Football. Who the hell cares about football on a Thursday? This is like a bonehead move I’d expect from NBC, not CBS. Way to screw up your TV shows. Yes, premiere your shows late in the season, a month or more after other networks have started their shows and attracted angry CBS viewers who are irked at having to wait so long for their shows to start. Stupid CBS.